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FORMAL COMPLEXES (HYEONG)

Hyeong comprise principles of modern sparring and traditional self-defense, it built on the basis of basic techniques. At sufficient complexity of performance, Hyeongs are quite competitively also are not archaic.

There are 3 initial and 14 basic formal complexes. In turn, they are subdivided into four groups.

Formal complexes of the first initial group for beginners, it has names of the studied techniques:

a)  HYEONG SEOGI – the formal complex of positions. 11 movements.
b)  HYEONG SAJU JIREUGI – the formal complex of punches in four directions. 28 movements.
c)  HYEONG SAJU MAKKI – the formal complex of hand blocks in four directions. 28 movements.

The five formal complexes of the second group for students, it comprises the basic style techniques and has serial names:

1)  CHEOTJAE HYEONG – the "First" formal complex. 14 movements.
2)  TULJAE HYEONG – the "Second" formal complex. 28 movements.
3)  SETJAE HYEONG – the "Third" formal complex. 38 movements.
4)  NETJAE HYEONG – the "Fourth" formal complex. 38 movements.
5)  TASEOTJAE HYEONG – the "Fifth" formal complex. 69 movements.

The third group for advanced students; it includes three formal complexes with the names symbolizing a style essence as a system:

6)  KWAN HYEONG – the formal complex "Home (School)". 46 movements. It symbolizes the Home, School, and Style of Tang Soo Do as a family in the broad sense of the word. The instructor worries about the students as the father. Seniors care about the younger students, and the younger students respect the seniors. There are keeping traditions, and simultaneously worry about advancement of Style.

7)  CHUN GWANG HYEONG – the formal complex "Spring landscape". It symbolizes physical and spiritual development of the person in harmony with the nature. Its performance will be symmetrically to the right and to the left. Movements to the right symbolize physical development, and movements to the left – spiritual development.

8)  TONG IL HYEONG – the formal complex "Unification". 63 movements. It symbolizes the aspiration to achievement of the maximum perfection in the development, by a unification of physical, intellectual and spiritual forces. Hyeong symbolizes the interrelation of traditional Tang Soo Do values with modern achievements in the technique and the methodology.

The fourth group includes six formal complexes of masters’ level which symbolizing a philosophical essence of Tang Soo Do:

9)  JEON SE GYE HYEONG – the formal complex "Universe". 81 movements. It symbolizes the greatness of the Universe and permanent connection of the person with it, as the child with mother, as parts of all immense whole.

10)  CHEONG DO HYEONG – the formal complex "Blue wave". 69 movements. It symbolizes the vital energy of youth. Its performance will be with wavy trajectory of vertical movement. It is a tribute of memory and respect to Great Grandmaster Lee Won Kuk and his School.

11)  WANG GUK HYEONG – the formal complex "Kingdom". 51 movements. It symbolizes the termination of the historical period of unification of three kingdoms: Silla, Baekje and Koguryeo to the united Koryeo Kingdom, – a major event of Korean history.

12)  CHEOTJAE SEUNG HYEONG – the formal complex "First Victory". 61 movements. It symbolizes the first and main victory of Tang Soo Do adherent: to win itself. Our basic opponent is we are; with our laziness, vanity, avarice, cowardice and obstinacy. The life is a constant struggle against the bad qualities and simultaneously is a studying of all good.

13)  CHEON JI HYEONG – the formal complex "Heavens & Earth". 47 movements. It symbolizes the unity of contrasts: the female and male beginnings. The Earth symbolizes the female beginning, and Heavens – the male beginning; the Earth is mother, and Heavens are father. We are people, we live on the Earth, and we are attracted with Heavens, immense and incomprehensible spaces.

14)  HWA RANG HYEONG – the formal complex "Flower of Youth". 49 movements. It was named in honor of the elite youth group “Hwa Rang”, which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the early 7th century and battled to unite Three Kingdoms. The Hyeong symbolizes a way of martial arts – a knightly way, a way of constant personal perfection, a way of service.